Download or read book Management of Academic Intellectual Property and Early Stage Innovation in Countries in Transition written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to determine the most effective management methods WIPO carried out a survey amongst universities and independent research institutions to determine the present practices and bottlenecks in the field of university Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management. The results are grouped around three main areas: technology transfer organizations, research and academic IPR management and transfer of technology. Created guidelines provide insight into such vital aspects of management as: managing patent portfolios, choosing the most effective commercialization strategy, technology management and others. This Study is targeted at universities, technology professionals, scientists, IPR professionals and patent attorneys, innovation agents, innovative SMEs and other entities interested in assisting the utilization and commercialization of the economically valuable IPRs.